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‘The Land is Our Mother’: The Sungai Utik’s Resistance to Extractive Industries in Indonesia

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A young Dayak Iban girl growing up in the forests of central Borneo follows ancient connections to earn the gift of a story, how her community united to stop logging companies & government officials from taking their lands amid rampant deforestation.